. Electric railway journal . short now that it is no longer neces-sary to put timetables in the cars. Wages reach their maximum after four years servicein the case of motormen and three years in the caseof conductors and conductresses. The first-year wagesof motormen have gone up from £1 3s. 2d. ($) to£2 17s. 8d. ($) and those of fourth-year motormenhave advanced from £1 13s. 2d. ($) to £3 7s. 2d.($). Conductors first-year wages are the same asmotormen, but do not go beyond the latters third-year rate, which is now advanced from £1 10s. 9d. ($)to £3 4s. 9 Id. ($). Th
. Electric railway journal . short now that it is no longer neces-sary to put timetables in the cars. Wages reach their maximum after four years servicein the case of motormen and three years in the caseof conductors and conductresses. The first-year wagesof motormen have gone up from £1 3s. 2d. ($) to£2 17s. 8d. ($) and those of fourth-year motormenhave advanced from £1 13s. 2d. ($) to £3 7s. 2d.($). Conductors first-year wages are the same asmotormen, but do not go beyond the latters third-year rate, which is now advanced from £1 10s. 9d. ($)to £3 4s. 9 Id. ($). The wages of women con-ductors range from £2 3s. 6id. ($) for the firstyear to £2 10s. M. ($) for the third year. It isplain from these figures that the increase in wages isas serious a factor in Great Britain as in the UnitedStates. In these calculations a shilling is taken as theequivalent of 24 cents. Although the Aberdeen property with its eighty-sixcars and 250 transportation employees is not a big sys-. INTERIOR OF LOWER DECK OF ABERDEEN CAR, SHOW-ING ARRANGEMENT OF CROSS-SEATS IN STAGGEREDRELATION BECAUSE OF DEVIL-STRIP RESTRICTIONS tern, the highest standards of operation are is carefully checked every day as shown in thetraffic inspectors reports, ampere-hour meters are onall cars to check the use of energy, Bundy recordersare installed on all the routes for the time-checkingof the platform employees, instruction bulletins onthe avoidance of accidents reinforce the regular effortsof the motorman instructor, etc. In short, the samespirit of progress shown in building up the incomeaccount is manifested in handling the operating details. Diesel Engine Denned THE Diesel Engine Users Association of GreatBritain has formulated some definitions which arenow before the members, preliminary to adoption, andwhich will serve to clarify phraseology in this Diesel engine is defined as a prime mover actuatedby the gases resulting from the com
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